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🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Architecture Council opens competition in Ceará with salary of up to R$ 9,000

The Architecture and Urbanism Council of Ceará has announced a public competition offering various positions with salaries up to R$ 9,112.18.

Mar 20 • 08:59 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Organiquê: Rio Preto receives its first smart masterplan

The Organiquê smart masterplan, introduced by Citz Desenvolvimento Imobiliário, aims to blend modern urban life with nature while promising improved quality of life in Rio Preto, Brazil.

Mar 17 • 13:16 UTC
🇫🇷 Le Figaro
National & Local

From a creative city to the 'ecological bifurcation', has Nantes lost its power of attraction?

Nantes is undergoing a transformation driven by its mayor, Johanna Rolland, shifting from a focus on cultural urbanism to a new narrative centered on ecological transition.

Mar 13 • 06:01 UTC
🇮🇹 Il Giornale
National & Local

Brawls, illegal gambling houses, dirt. The flop of the tactical island in Viale Aretusa

Residents of Viale Aretusa in San Siro are frustrated by the negative consequences of a tactical urbanism project meant to revitalize the area while leading to noise, illegal activities, and litter.

Mar 9 • 04:00 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
National & Local

'Times Square' of SP to be discussed in meeting under the perspective of restrictions of the Clean City Law

The installation of electronic billboards in downtown São Paulo, dubbed 'Times Square', will be discussed at a public meeting held by the city's Urban Landscape Protection Commission.

Mar 5 • 22:17 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
National & Local

Book Teaches Children to Understand How São Paulo Changed Over Time

A new book, "São Paulo Desde o Início," helps children explore the historical transformations of São Paulo, illustrating the city's evolution from a wealthy area to its current state.

Feb 28 • 02:00 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
National & Local

Prohibition of demolitions and new buildings affects 102 properties in areas with changed zoning in SP

A recent court ruling in São Paulo prohibits new constructions in specific areas affected by zoning changes, impacting 102 properties and highlighting the city's regulatory focus on housing density.

Feb 27 • 22:54 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

Growing Inward: Vitoria's Urbanism That Frustrates Builders

Vitoria's new General Urban Planning Plan aims to promote a more compact and sustainable city while addressing excessive land consumption.

Feb 27 • 04:30 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

The gates of Barcelona

The article discusses Barcelona's efforts to improve urban accessibility and sustainability in light of its metropolitan flows.

Feb 27 • 04:15 UTC
🇦🇷 Clarin (ES)
National & Local

"Mini City" for Children: A Municipality in the Conurbano, Recognized in Mexico for its Urban Project

San Martín municipality in Argentina was recognized for its child-focused urban development strategies, participating in a training program in Mexico.

Feb 20 • 19:31 UTC
🇦🇷 Clarin (ES)
National & Local

Zaida Muxí: 'Urbanism remains hierarchical and patriarchal'

Argentinian architect and urbanist Zaida Muxí discusses the importance of feminist urbanism and the need for a more just and inclusive approach to city planning.

Feb 16 • 20:37 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Architecture Council of RJ demands annulment of law for 20-storey buildings in Teresópolis

The Architecture and Urbanism Council of Rio de Janeiro is demanding the immediate annulment of a law allowing the construction of 20-storey buildings in Teresópolis, following public backlash.

Feb 5 • 10:35 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
Life & Tech

The Macba rescues the architectural utopia of Ricardo Bofill that the dunes did not bury

The Macba showcases a video installation by Anna Moreno that questions the elusive architectural ideals of the 1970s, examining themes of celebrity architects and the fading illusions of urbanism.

Feb 4 • 20:14 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

City Hall requests donation of landscaping project in Teresina and Architecture Council repudiates

The City Hall of Teresina has made a public call for professionals to donate a landscaping project for Avenida Frei Serafim, which has faced criticism from architects and was repudiated by the Council of Architecture and Urbanism of Piauí.

Feb 3 • 13:31 UTC
🇸🇰 Denník N
Life & Tech

Your playgrounds and senior citizens on bicycles are coming, says Brazilian urbanist Larissa Menescal after visiting Bratislava

Brazilian urbanist Larissa Menescal reflects on her visit to Bratislava, highlighting the city's integration of different historical periods and its vibrant urban life.

Jan 12 • 10:07 UTC
🇪🇸 elDiario.es
National & Local

Urban Vestiges of a Fraud: Gowex, the Company That Promised Free Wi-Fi Throughout Madrid and Continues in Its Kiosks

The article discusses the remnants of Gowex, a company that claimed to provide free Wi-Fi across Madrid but was involved in a fraudulent scheme, reflecting on urban memory and historical narratives of the city.

Jan 8 • 21:21 UTC
🇪🇸 elDiario.es
Life & Tech

A Journey Through Spain Designed by Women: Cities and Homes Thought Out for Everyday Life and Other Ways of Living

The article explores how women's participation in architecture in Spain has evolved alongside political, social, and urban transformations, highlighting pioneering figures and modern practitioners.

Jan 2 • 20:46 UTC
🇸🇰 Denník N
Life & Tech

I am not pleased with how downtown Bratislava looks; some kind of rodeo has emerged there, says an architecture psychologist and selects five books

Architecture psychologist Michal Matloň argues for low-rise buildings with a human scale in Bratislava's downtown to foster better human interaction and orientation, criticizing the existing minimalist designs.

Dec 31 • 09:50 UTC

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